By Kathryn Reed Solitude. Blue. Calm. Incredible. Inspirational. Awe. This are just a few of the words that came to mind as I sat looking at Lake Tahoe from the top of Gunbarrel at Heavenly Mountain Resort last Saturday. Now is the time to snowshoe at Heavenly – before the entire mountain is open to […]
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By Associated Press Julia Mancuso of Squaw Valley went in for a simple hip surgery — if there is such a thing — and 51/2 hours later had a hip that was completely overhauled. And one that now will allow the four-time Olympic medalist to race again, albeit not this season, but certainly pain free next […]
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By Ryan Sabalow, Sacramento Bee Should El Niño not live up to the hype and dump heavy snow on the Sierra, skiers and sledders at one resort could be gliding downhill this winter on snow that comes from an unusual source: purified water from the local sewage-treatment plant. In a testament to how water-dependent industries […]
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By Ben Goldfarb, High Country News On Nov. 9, Don Thomas was headed out his backdoor in Lewistown, Mont., for some whitetail deer bowhunting when his phone rang. On the line was Matt Young, executive editor at Ducks Unlimited magazine, the member publication for the vaunted waterfowl conservation group. Thomas, a physician-turned-journalist, served as the magazine’s […]
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Ed Z’berg-Sugar Pine Point State Park is hosting a family friendly cross country skiing biathlon on Jan. 16. Dubbed Citizens Against the Clock, participants will ski a trail similar to the cross country biathlon of the 1960 Winter Olympics, then shoot at a target with a laser rifle for accuracy, all while being timed. Registration is at […]
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North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District, the Nevada Division of Forestry and the U.S. Forest Service will continue widespread prescribed fire operations beginning the week of Nov. 30. Operations may take place on urban lots on the west side of Incline Village, in Carnelian Bay, Kings Beach, off Fairway Drive near Tahoe City, off Elizabeth […]
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By Mary Catherine O’Connor, Outdoors Humanity dumps 8 million tons of plastic into the oceans each year, according to a study published early this year in Science. That’s a mind-blowingly large figure, but it still doesn’t account for the untold billions of tiny plastic fibers from synthetic apparel that leave your washing machine and enter […]
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The 2016 U.S. Alpine Ski team was publicly introduced on Nov. 21 during Nature Valley First Tracks, a public celebration at Copper Mountain, Colo., home of the U.S. Ski Team Speed Center. Olympic medalists Ted Ligety, Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley) and Andrew Weibrecht were among 43 athletes named to the 2015 […]
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By Weather Channel Before there were modern weather forecasters, there were persimmons and wooly worms. Old folklore says that the seeds inside of the fruit and the appearance of the worms will tell you what to expect in the winter. As ABC11 explains, when it comes to persimmons, tradition says if you slice the seed […]
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The El Dorado County Resource Advisory Committee is accepting proposals for projects that benefit National Forest lands in El Dorado County. These projects will be funded under Title II of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. The deadline is Jan. 22, 2016. Applications, instructions, project evaluation considerations, and other information may be found […]
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